Building a Unified Front Against Human Crime: The Knoble’s Mission, Momentum & Moment of Need

In this special episode of Banking on Fraudology, Hailey Windham welcomes back Ian Mitchell, founder of The Knoble, to explore the organization’s critical mission, global impact, and urgent need for community support. The conversation centers on the concept of “human crimes,” a core focus area for The Knoble that includes human trafficking, child exploitation, particularly online exploitation of children, scams, and elder financial exploitation. Ian emphasizes that banks are uniquely positioned to proactively detect and disrupt these financially motivated crimes.

Key takeaways: Mission, impact, and urgency

The Knoble’s network and tools

• The Knoble is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a community of nearly 3,000 financial professionals dedicated to fighting financial crime with heart. 
• The network has collaboratively developed practical tools, including a business case sheet to help justify scam programs, a post-scam victimization guide, and a SAR addendum or template that attaches structured data fields to SAR filings. 
• These tools are designed to help law enforcement modernize their analytical approach.

Human Crime Specialist Program

• Ian introduces the six-month Human Crime Specialist (HCS) Program, an intensive training experience designed to equip financial professionals across all organizational levels to fight human crimes. 
• The program, with a preference for participants with five or more years of experience, covers prevention, detection, policy development, and victim response.

Global impact

• The Knoble’s commitment to coordinated, cross-industry action has earned the organization an invitation to the United Nations, where it is contributing to efforts to strengthen the global response to human trafficking.

Critical funding shortfall

• Ian candidly addresses the urgent funding challenges facing The Knoble. He calls on the community to support the organization and ensure this work, which is essential to protecting people and disrupting organized crime, can continue.

The call to action

• Ian’s message to fraud fighters and leaders is to “live with heart” and remember that this work is ultimately about people. He encourages listeners to join The Knoble’s free network and to consider sending a team member to the Human Crime Specialist Program.

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The Knoble Human Crime Specialist Program